Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 951

  • Affected court: means any appellate, district, parish, city, municipal, traffic, juvenile, justice of the peace, or family court having jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions and proceedings for which the Louisiana Supreme Court has made a determination that the court shall conduct emergency sessions outside its parish or territorial jurisdiction as provided for by the provisions of this Title. See Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 942
  • Emergency sessions: means any criminal court proceeding conducted by an affected court as authorized by the provisions of this Title and by order of the Louisiana Supreme Court. See Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 942
  • Host jurisdiction: means the location or locations in which the Louisiana Supreme Court has ordered the affected court to conduct emergency sessions. See Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 942
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

A.  The sheriff and any other law enforcement agency or officer or court official having jurisdiction in the affected court shall have all necessary authority and powers to operate within the host jurisdiction in which the affected court is conducting emergency sessions pursuant to Article 944, including the collection of fines, fees, costs, and bonds.  This authority shall be limited to those matters being conducted in the emergency session of court.

B.  The provisions of this Article shall constitute an exception to territorial jurisdiction of the sheriff in the same manner as Articles 204 and 213.

Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.